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爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
Bok now saw advertising done on a large scale by a man who believed in plenty of white space surrounding the announcement in the advertisement. He paid Mr. Howells $10,000 for his autobiography, and Mr. Curtis spent $50,000 in advertising it. "It is not expense," he would explain to Bok, "it is investment. We are investing in a trade-mark. It will all come back in time." And when the first $100,000 did not come back as Mr. Curtis figured, he would send another $100,000 after it, and then both came back.
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定位:Additional excerpt 319 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
柯蒂斯把广告费看作投资而不是开销。他相信在广告周围留出大量空白能吸引眼球,于是花一万美元买下豪威尔斯的自传,又投五万美元做广告。他说:“这不是花费,是投资。我们是在投资一个商标,钱迟早会回来。”第一笔十万美元没回来,他又追投十万,结果两笔都回来了。核心是:品牌建设要敢持续投入,别指望立刻回本;把广告当资产,用空白和重复塑造记忆点,钱会以复利方式回来。
上下文
摘自博克回忆录,讲述19世纪末美国《妇女家庭杂志》出版人柯蒂斯的广告策略。
今日一问
你最近哪笔“开销”其实该被看作长期投资?
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